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John Just before I read your message, below, I was sitting here thinking about asking what you and I could do about these continuing references to a MOTOR CAR as a speeder...Like you I never ever heard the term "speeder" used before I came to the "railfan world
Guys, please for the sake of us old guys ie John an Pete...could we please refer to any of what is known in real railroad parlance as a Track car by it's proper term. These things are MOTOR CARS....The term "Speeder" marks you out as a railfan without a knowledge of "real railroading....
Pete
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From: John D. Mitchell, Jr. <cbqrr47@yahoo.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sun, Jan 12, 2014 9:16 am Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Track oiling Just a couple of comments, I want to make. I realize most on the list are not railroaders, but I never heard a real life railroader (at least a M of W railroader) refer to a motor car as a "speeder" nor did I ever hear a push car called a "speeder trailer". Some may have but not to me. This is not anything in the way of a correction as we all know what you are talking about. It is just my observation as one who was around when there were a lot of motor cars in use. And before you say, that I used the term in BB #35, that was added by someone else.
On Sunday, January 12, 2014 6:16 AM, Douglas Harding <doug.harding@iowacentralrr.org> wrote:
Oiling track bars, etc. was a standard maintenance issue. The Fairmont Motor Company made/sold equipment for this task. Basically a tank mounted on a speeder trailer, pulled by a Fairmont speeder. Had a pump and wands for spraying oil. See attached photos. From the photos Bill shared, it appears the CB&Q just did it on a bigger scale.
Doug Harding
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